Nexpo/YT Horror Channels - Do they all suck

[Blackstar]

For those who are unaware, Fred has his own thread https://kiwifarms.net/threads/down-the-rabbit-hole-fredrik-knudsen.61921/

 

[TokiBun]

I called it earlier saying Misery Machine was weird for only covering child abuse cases. Honestly thought at this point they’d be desensitized but I guess not.

 

[The Skeksis Emperor]

I'm not convinced that Misery Machine isn't just trying to move away from child abuse because it makes them less or no money, rather than that they're really suffering from burnout and needed a break. Too bad they've cultivated a certain audience by now, of course it wasn't going to go over well.

 

[Toolbox]

For those who are unaware, Fred has his own thread https://kiwifarms.net/threads/down-the-rabbit-hole-fredrik-knudsen.61921/

For everyone that's been following the knudsen autism over here, here's a shitty summary about what people have been posting over there:
Knudsen's been splitting his effort over several different Youtube channels, though that's not the worst of it. He's been streaming on Twitch for a while which also explains how long it's taking him to make the EVE video besides it's bloated length. And yes, he is very obviously a furry.

He streams with this autistic Vtuber avatar, an owl fursona he apparently calls "Loren"

Based on the thread, he streams quite a bit or at least did for a while which implies a significant secondary source of revenue besides patreon. On top of YT he could be living well, but the suicide bait rumor doesn't appear to be unfounded.

During one of his side ventures where he discusses various internet things in a much lower effort format with Jabroni Mike from Vinesauce he made weird comments about 'being happy to be alive' among other things. There's a big reason why the EVE video is taking even longer than the already present reasons. He had some sort of sperg out where he said he 'plagiarized' much of the content of the script and basically began from scratch because of that. Mental breakdown imminent if the project isn't out within a few months.


Back to furshit, here are several photos of him with people in fursuits that blatantly appear to be taken at furcons.


To make things worse the last videos he published on the main channel, namely at least The Battle of May Island from June 2021 and Deep Blue from October 2020 had work done on them by Arcaxon:

A furry fetish artist.


Who makes bizarre even for furries pieces like this.


I'd give Knudsen the benefit of the doubt that maybe he didn't background check this guy but with how thorough he is in his work I would doubt that, and all other evidence points to it not being worth it to go light on his 'potential' furry tendencies.

TLDR shits bad even worse than I saw people assuming in here.

 

[Shek$il]

Person "supposedly" finds a old 2007 flash game that has a secret ending nobody knows about and spoiler: it's not a real game.

This shit is so beyond fake, gay and try hard, I feel embarrassed having even finished watching it from start to finish. This so-called "flash game" misses all the hallmarks about what makes something look like a flash game. I.E. hastily drawn vector lines, shitty cropped jpeg images, color gradients, god awful audio compression.

"Old" flash horror, yet the spook is the most 2023 thing imaginable: the liquify tool.

 

[Black Cat2]

New Wendigoon.

I know the whole practice is supposed to be serious and all, but I laughed a little seeing the failed attempt at mummification that he showed near the end. Bro is just chilling with sunglasses.

 

[NOT Sword Fighter Super]

Holy shit, that fucking anime shirt on the right.

There's no way somebody could wear that and claim to be self aware in any way whatsoever.

 

[AskeDead]

guys mario 64 is like super spooky!

 

[Rembrandt]

So this video popped up in my recommended:

Person "supposedly" finds a old 2007 flash game that has a secret ending nobody knows about and spoiler: it's not a real game.

This shit is so beyond fake, gay and try hard, I feel embarrassed having even finished watching it from start to finish. This so-called "flash game" misses all the hallmarks about what makes something look like a flash game. I.E. hastily drawn vector lines, shitty cropped jpeg images, color gradients, god awful audio compression. This is just some gay tumblr poser trying (and failing) to emulate early 2000s internet "nostalgia" with their edgy characters (at least not with some more tweaking to make it more accurate + believable). Not to mention the shitty filters that wouldn't be possible on a vector based program like Flash. The "disturbing" hidden ending near the end is just "ooo wow, Lacey's business is failing, let's switch it over to using disturbing imagery of sex and degenerate substances. Now That's What I Call [FORCED NOSTALGIA HORROR] 25! The zoomers are gonna shit their pants over this one!" This video sucks and anyone who finds this scary or believable should go back to doing retarded dances on TikTok frfr nocap ong.

Can confirm, just a quick glance and I can tell they drew that shit in FireAlpaca and not even using Inkscape or some other crap for vector drawing. Real Flash is not that hard to get, Flash CS6 and older are abandonware with at least one or two sites dedicated to storing copies of them. Just a ton of lost potential for what amounts to being a Walten Files copycat

 

[DenseDeerFather]

And yes, he is very obviously a furry.

Oh goodness gracious grief.

Okay as cursed as that is, I hope, wish, and pray, that it won't bleed into his content. He makes good videos so I am willing to forgo the furry shit.

He was also waaay too kind to Wings of Redemption.

He was. But maybe it was deliberate so he could get an interview with the guy. I think Joon the King did the Wings documentary much better. Plus the update was kino.

 

[TheAmbiguousLurker]

Anyone remember that 'My Dad's Tapes' series? Night Mind came up in my recommended and I forgot how meme-worthy the series was. Twelve minutes dedicated to just watching a guy drink a margarita was the peak of horror.

Its the same with indie d(pl)evs . They try to imitate the visuals of old games with a mindset that "old=shitty=easy to make" and ends up looking half assed, naif and unconvincing.

You didn't have to call me out like this man...

 

[Username Cannot Be Blank]

So this video popped up in my recommended:

Person "supposedly" finds a old 2007 flash game that has a secret ending nobody knows about and spoiler: it's not a real game.

This shit is so beyond fake, gay and try hard, I feel embarrassed having even finished watching it from start to finish. This so-called "flash game" misses all the hallmarks about what makes something look like a flash game. I.E. hastily drawn vector lines, shitty cropped jpeg images, color gradients, god awful audio compression. This is just some gay tumblr poser trying (and failing) to emulate early 2000s internet "nostalgia" with their edgy characters (at least not with some more tweaking to make it more accurate + believable). Not to mention the shitty filters that wouldn't be possible on a vector based program like Flash. The "disturbing" hidden ending near the end is just "ooo wow, Lacey's business is failing, let's switch it over to using disturbing imagery of sex and degenerate substances. Now That's What I Call [FORCED NOSTALGIA HORROR] 25! The zoomers are gonna shit their pants over this one!" This video sucks and anyone who finds this scary or believable should go back to doing retarded dances on TikTok frfr nocap ong.

This shit is like those "bigfoot in GTA San Andreas" videos but for zoomer girls with nascent cluster b personality disorders.

Anyways new Fascinating Horror dropped yesterday:

The video's subject is the guy who invented both leaded fuel and CFCs. The former caused untold levels of lead poisoning and brain damage throughout the 20th century, while the latter was responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer that protects Earth from UV radiation. Not typical true crime/disaster stuff, but moreso existential horror.
And no matter what your opinion on climate change is, I can respect FH for keeping a purely informative tone throughout. He doesn't try to advocate a position like many other channels probably would've given the subject matter.

 

[geocities]

i'm the only one waiting for the new videos by atrocity guide and lemmino? i do like those two as they do make their videos quality (and i think atrocity guide is probably the single woman-owned channel that covered something related in the true crime and horror sphere that isn't grating), but damn, it feels like an eternity since their last videos.

I love AG, but like the discussion around Fredrick, I really hate that she's been hit with the video-essayist curse and that she goes these stupidly long stretches of time without any uploads because bloated = better? Overworked = good? I don't know. She is probably the best of the best out of all of them (Nexpo, DTRH, and all the other speds) imo, and because of that, I do want to give her the benefit of the doubt, but her lack of content is really disappointing. These Youtubers need to realise that a half year/one year/two year long build-up is never worth it. Never. It's like waiting 13 years for an Avatar sequel - the hype peters out then dies, and the end product never lives up to the expectation. Everyone leaves mostly disappointed.

Anyway, here is her last Patreon update from March 7th.

Spoiler: .txt

Hey everyone,

Progress marches forward on the upcoming video. It's safe to say that we are likely exceeding an hour run time for the second time in channel history, just to give you an idea of the scope. Roughly 40 minutes are complete, with a clear vision of how the remaining 20 minutes will unfold--so overall things are going smoothly. I don't expect there to be (m)any hiccups going forward, at least not creatively.
The path to the finish line is clear.

The most consequential creative decision made so far has been to turn this video into a type of braided documentary, with two main figures whose stories are being told simultaneously, linked together by a shared history. It didn't begin this way, but once a certain secondary character joined the story, they were too compelling not to stay until the end. The main character's journey also makes much more sense with the other shown in parallel.

As l've said in previous updates, the biggest adjustment l've had to make is turning over a lot of narration to my interviewees, who had firsthand involvement of these events. It'll likely have a different feel than previous videos, and I'm looking forward to finding out from you all whether the balance I've struck was appropriate.

I'II likely be writing at least one more update before release, once I'm entering the final stage and know when the upload date will be. I believe this is only weeks away. Thank you all for your support. I hope you all know how much it means to me.

Before I close out, allow me some brief Patreon housekeeping: By request, I am now offering annual memberships for a 16% discount, so if anyone would like to switch to that plan, it is now available.

Thank you all again, and we'll talk soon,

AG

 

[Führer Ted]

I've been following Rob since 2015. I don't know why I still do because he hasn't put out anything really worth watching since before he changed his name. But since around late last year (I think) he's been spamming his community tab with these video sports podcasts made by his "producer". His fans have made it clear that they don't like seeing this shit in their feed and Rob's like "I don't care. I'm going to keep posting them until you watch them". For what it's worth, I don't think any of those videos have ever hit two thousand views.

 

[GenociderSyo]

I've been following Rob since 2015. I don't know why I still do because he hasn't put out anything really worth watching since before he changed his name.

It was strange how when Cayleigh Elise stopped posting and Rob did the new now deleted video about her how he went down hill after. Not sure why he didn't just keep to the seriously strange series that could have been something that would constantly have content.

 

[Bunny Tracks]

New Wavywebsurf video.

Notably, the segment on that 112dirtbag guy who made that "Happy Anniversary" video about Maura Murray, a missing woman's case, contains information that a lot of other channels covering it leave out.

Apparently, the guy tried to make what can only be described as some sort of sick elaborate prank/failed ARG out of her disappearance by making a bunch of incredibly disturbing other videos about it, and creating a bunch of fake clues.

When he was called out for being an absolute fucking psychopath, he literally said what was happening to him was the "beginnings of fascism" before going off on one of the most bizarre "We live in a society" rants I've ever seen.

 

[Austim Spergler]

i am currently writing a horror webcomic and thanks to this thread im starting to see more and more how cringe the entirety of the horror genre is, that is the true horror, falling into this cesspool of unoriginality and cringe, but i will admit making something actually good and scary its VERY HARD and a comic nonetheless but im still a lil positive and trying my best but god dang, at least im aware of the things i dont want to do

IS THAT... AN EMPTY ROOM WITH STATIC, ARGHHHHHH IM GOING INSANE AARGHHHHH HELP ME

 

[DenseDeerFather]

I've been following Rob since 2015. I don't know why I still do because he hasn't put out anything really worth watching since before he changed his name. But since around late last year (I think) he's been spamming his community tab with these video sports podcasts made by his "producer". His fans have made it clear that they don't like seeing this shit in their feed and Rob's like "I don't care. I'm going to keep posting them until you watch them". For what it's worth, I don't think any of those videos have ever hit two thousand views.
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Good lord, at this point, he's slowly strangling his audience. It's a shame too because way back in the day, he was a pretty solid content creator with his Seriously Strange and the Serial Killer files and the Twisted Top Tens.

Hell, I even found enjoyment in Why Did You Put That On The Internet, shitty name aside.

I think I fell off his content when he 1) stopped having nice artwork in his videos. Autistic, I know but it added something unique to his content. 2) when he began weirdly censuring words with filters and shit that destroys the flow of the video. 3) when he began to ask for subs, likes, and comments at the beginning of the video. Idgaf if it's actually helping people's numbers. I hate it, I find it insulting to the viewer's intelligence and it's very annoying. 4) really minor but he was one of those who peddled the stupid Reddit theories about Hisashi Ouchi.

 

[TokiBun]

New Wavywebsurf video.

Notably, the segment on that 112Dirtbag guy who made that "Happy Anniversary" video about Maura Murray, a missing woman's case, contains information that a lot of other channels covering it leave out.

Apparently, the guy tried to make what can only be described as some sort of sick elaborate prank/failed ARG out of her disappearance by making a bunch of incredibly disturbing other videos about it, and creating a bunch of fake clues.

When he was called out for being an absolute fucking psychopath, he literally said what was happening to him was the "beginnings of fascism" before going off on one of the most bizarre "We live in a society" rants I've ever seen.

Love Wavy’s content and especially this video. I can’t remember who talked about it (Deadwingdork maybe?) but Bob’s Poop Reviews makes me laugh my ass off. I desperately wish he’d come back lol

 

[Nuns with guns]

One of the creepiest videos I've seen on YouTube was of like a figure/masked person standing on the corner of one of those abandoned hospitals. It was obviously fake but the audio really got me, I remember I immediately put it off.

I can't recall the name of the vid, it was not in English AFAIK. It's likely some lame ARG, but has any of you seen a video like that?